Fireless hover.



1 W. HBIDELBAGH.

FIRELESS HOVER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. E, 1912.

Patented Aug. 19,1913.

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FREDERICK W. HEIDELBACI-I, OF COEUR DALENE, IDAHO.

FIRELESS HOVER.

Speccaton of Letters Patent.

Patented am. 19,1913.

Application led August 8,1912. Serial No. 714,044.

able others skilled in the art to which itv appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to improvements in tireless hovers.

One object of the invention is to vprovide a hover of this characterhaving an im-` proved arrangement of heating and heat retainingmechanism, and means for supporting the same in operative positionwhereby a uniform heat is maintained and evenly distributed and in whichcrowding of the chicks is obviated.

Another object is to provide a tireless hover which will be simple,strong, durable and inexpensive in construction, eilicient and reliablein operation and which may be used with equal advantage in or out ofdoors.

l/Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists ofcertain novel features of construction, and the combination andarrangement of parts as will be more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings; Figure 1 is a perspective view. of myimproved hover showing the manner in which the same is arranged for verysmall chicks; Fig. 2 is a similar view of the lhover with the chickretaining band removed; Fig. 3 is an enlarged central vertical sectionof the hover as arranged in Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a perspective view of theframe for supporting the curtain and heat retaining pillow of the hover.Fig. 5 is a detail vertical section of a portion of the hover, showingthe preferred construction and arrangementof the heating mechanism; andFig. 6 is a plan view of the same with the heat retaining pillowremoved. Fig. 7 is a detail side view of the lamp and a portion of thecurrent conducting cord showing the knob for adjustably supporting thelamp.

In the embodiment o-f the invention I provide a supporting frame 1comprising upper and lower inner rings 2 and 8 which are of suitablesize and an outer upper ring 4 of considerably larger size than theinner rings and which is arranged around and disposed in the samehorizontal plane-with the upper inner ring 2. The upper inner ring 2 isconnected to the lower ring by standards 5 and G while the outer ring issecured to and spaced from the upper ring -by radially disposed rods 7and 8. The upper ring 2 and the standard 5 and supporting rod 7 areformed from a single piece of wire which is first bent intermediate itsends to form the ring 2, said ends being twisted together and one of thesame being extended laterally to form the supporting rod 7, while theother end is bent downwardly at right angles to the rod 7 and forms thestandard 5. The lower end of the standard 5 is carried around andsecurely clenched to one side of the lower ring 3 as shown at 9. Theouter end of the rod 7 is fastened in a loop 10 formed in one end of theouter ring 4 as shown. The lower ring 3 and the standard 6 andsupporting rod 8 are also fo-rmed of one piece or rod, one end of whichis bent around and secured to form the ring and is then bent upwardly atright angles to the ring to form the standard 6. At the upper end of thestandard 6 the rod is bent or coiled around the upper ring 2 at a pointdiametrically opposite to the twisted portion of the upper ring as shownat 11 and the end of the wire is then bent outwardly and extendsradially from the ring 2 at right angles to the standard 6 and in linewith the rod 7. The end of the rod 8 is engaged with an eye or loop 12bent in this side of the outer ring 4 and has its extremity coiledaround the adjacent portion of the ring 4 as shown at 13. VJ hen formedin the manner described it will be seen that the supporting frame 1 isconstructed from three pieces of wire rod bent and secured together inthe manner described.

The frame 1 when constructed as described forms a support for thecurtain of the hover, said curtain comprising a top section 14 in theforni of a circular piece of suitable material having therein a centralopening the edges of which are secured around the inner upper ring 2while the outer edge of the top or upper portion of the curtain issecured to the ring 4 as shown. rIhe yupper portion or top 14 of thecurtain preferably sags between the rings 2 and 4 for a purposehereinafter described. The vertical portion 15 of the curtain whichforms the side walls of the hover consists of a strip of material ofsuitable width and having its upper end stitched to the upper portion 1iof the curtain adjacent to or just inside the ring 4 from which theportion 15 of the curtain hangs down all the way around the ring and towithin a short distance of the ground or floor on which the hover rests.The portion 15 of the curtain is slitted at intervals as at 1G tofacilitate the passage of the chicks through or under the same.

.Arranged in the space inclosed by the rings 2 and 3 is a hot waterreceptacle or container 17 which may be of any suitable construction andwhich is here shown and is preferably in the form of a jug or demijohnwhich is of suflicient height to project some distance above the upperring 2 as shown. The jug or deinijohn 17 is adaptedl to contain hotwater which is the heat generating medium of the hover. The chicks areprevented from coming into direct contact with the hot jug by a shield18 formed of two or more thicknesses of suitable 1naterial arrangedaround the jug and secured at their upper edges to the inner edge of theupper portion 1li of the curtain, as clearly shown in Fig. 3 of thedrawings. Then thus arranged the shield 18 will be disposed within therings 2 and. 3 0f the curtain supporting frame and will be supported bysaid frame around the jug. The shield 18 while protecting the chicksfrom direct Contact with the ug 17 does not interfere with the proper.radiation of the heat from the jug.

Arranged above the upper portion 14k of the curtain and over the jug 17is a heat retaining pillow 19 which consists of a casing formed ofsuitable fabric iilled with any suitable heat retaining material such asliber, cotton batting' or woolen The pillow 19 may be of any suitableshape but is preferably circular and of sufficient size to engage andrest at its outer' edges on the outer ring -l of the supporting framewhile the center of the pillow is engaged with and supported by theupper end or head of the jug. 1When thus arranged the heat is retainedby the pillow and will be evenly distributed through the hover. then itis desired to refill the jug with hot water it is simply necessary tofirst remove the pillow, after which the jug may be readily lifted fromthe shield 1S and the cool water poured therefrom and the jug` refilledand replaced without disturbing any other parts of the hover or thechicks therein.

lt has been found by experience that it is simply necessary to rell thejug twice a day preferably in the morning and again in the evening.rllhe hea-t radiating from the hot water in the jug and retained in thehover together with the natural heat from the bodies of the chicks issufficient to keep the latter warm during the entire interval betweenthe changes of the water in the jug.

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sul'licient diameter t0 slip readily over and inclose the verticalportion 15 of tue curtain7 said band extending upwardly to near the topof said vertical portion of the curtain as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and3 of the drawings. lllhen thus arranged the band 2() will. prevent thekchicks. from leaving the hover and as soon as the chicks are ofsu'llicient size or age may be readily removed to permit the chicks topass in and out of the hover.

It will be understood that my improved hover is to be used in a broederor in a building or room of some kind where the saine will be protectedfrom the weather. The upper port-ion lll of the curtain ispreferablyaformed of a porous or loosely woven material and is sagged asherein shown and described to permit insect powder to be placed thereonwhich will sift therethrough as the chicks pass beneath said upperportion of the curtain. rlhe sag of this part of the curtain ispreferably sufiicient to cause the heads of the chicks to come intoengagement therewith as the chicks run back and forth beneath the saine.This engagement of the heads of the chicks with the under side of theupper portion lili of the curtain will jar the latter, causing thepowder to sift down onto the heads and bodies of the chicks, thuskeeping the latter free from lice.

VJhile the hover has been hereinbefoii'e described as being heated byhot *ater in a suitably arranged container, l .inav also heat the samewith an equal degree of safety by means of electricity, which ispreferably applied to the hover by means of an incandes cent electriclamp 21, which is suspended in the space inelosed by the shield 1S. andwhich has been previously described being occupied by the jug 17. Themodied form of the invention is illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6 of thedrawings, and by reference to these figures, it will be seen that thelamp 21 is suspended or supported in the space sun rounded by the shield18 by means of a cross bar or strip 22 which is arranged centrallyacross the upper end of this space and is engaged with the upper edgesof the shield or with the supporting ring 2. The bar 22 has formed inone edge a dove-tail shaped notch 23, with which the socket 0r theconducting cord or wires of the lamp are en gaged, said cord or wireshaving arranged thereonv a short distance above the lamp a stop 24;,which may be of any suitable construction and is here shown in the formof a knob, which is adapted to engage the upper side of the bar or strip22 when the wire or cord of the lamp is engaged with the notch 23. lVhenthus arranged the current conducting cord or wires pass out of the hoverbetween the pillow 19 and vthe upper portion la of the curtain, 'whilethe lamp is suspended in the center of t-he space surrounded by theshield, in which position the lamp will radiate suflicient heat tomaintain the proper temperature in the hover.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the inventionwill be readily understood without requiring' a more extendedexplanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted towithout departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention, as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is l. A device of thecharacter described comprising a wire supporting frame having upper andlower inner rings connected together and an upper' outer ring connectedto and supported from the inner upper ring, a loosely woven fabriccovering connecting the two upper rings and arranged to sag therefrom toprovide an insect powder dispensing' means, a heat disseminating elementarranged centrally in the device, a shield surrounding said element. andconnected to the two inner rings, a heat retaining pillow covering theentire device and supported by the two upper rings, said pillow havingon its bottom a depending annular portion to enter the sagged portion ofsaid fabric covering to press the powder adapted to be containedtherein.

2. A device of the character described comprising a wire supportingframe having upper and lower inner rings connected together' and anupper outer ring connected to and supported from said inner ring;- anupper covering comprising an annular piece of fabric having its innerand outer edges looped around said inner and outer upper rings andbrought under and secured to the lower surface of said fabric, avertically arranged shield placed within said upper and lower innerrings, comprising an outer band having its upper end bent over thelooped inner edge of said upper cover and a plurality of inner bandsfastened together and secured to the outer band, said bands having theirlower ends fastened to said lower ring, a side wall formed by a circularstripof fabric having its upper end bent over and secured to the outeredge of said upper covering, and a heat distributing member covering theentire device and supported by said inner and outer rings.

3. A wire support for a hover composed of three pieces of wire, onepiece being bent between its ends to form an upper inner coversupporting ring with ends projecting horizontally and verticallytherefrom, the second piece of wire having one end bent and secured toform a lower shield sup orting ring and the opposite end thereof eXtended vertically to and horizontally from said upper ring, saidvertically extending members having their opposite ends secured atdiametrically opposite points on said upper and lowerl rings, wherebysaid rings may be held in spaced and adjusted position, the third pieceof wire being bent to form an outer cover supporting ring, said ringhaving its end and central portion looped to form eyes adapted toreceive the outer ends of said horizontally projecting members and theopposite end of said ring.

4. A device of the character described comprising a wire supportingframe having upper and lower inner rings connected together and an outerring connected to and supported from the inner upper ring, an electriclamp and conductor cord arranged within said upper and lower innerrings, a lamp supporting bar arranged diametrically across said upperinner ring and having in the center of one edge a dovetail shaped notch,a stop bead slidably mounted on said conductor cord and adapted to besupported in said notch whereby the lamp is adjustably supported by saidbar, a covering for the top and sides of the frame, a pillow extendingover the ent-ire device and supported upper outer ring, and a shieldarranged around and spaced from said electric lamp.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

FREDERICK WV. HEIDELBACH.

Vitnesses SAM WINTER, J. ROY GILEs.

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